Crooked Island District

Group of islands in the Bahamas, in the West Indies, lying southeast of Long Island and stretching round the Bight of Acklins; population (1997) 1,200. The district comprises Crooked Island in the north, Acklins Island in the southeast, and a number of small cays including Long Cay, which lies to the south of Crooked Island. Farming and fishing are the principal occupations on the islands.